Singing Posture
Where should your eyes be focused while singing?
Straight ahead (at Ms. Bradshaw)
True or False: Warming-up before singing helps us grow taller.
False
What is the most open vowel?
The music staff has how many spaces?
Four
What note value is equal to one beat?
Quarter note
Where should your arms be when singing?
By your side (not in pockets)
When warming up, what body system are we physically activating?
Muscles
What is the most closed vowel?
oo
The music staff has how many lines?
Five
What note value is equal to four beats?
Whole note
How far apart should your feet be when singing?
Shoulder width
Warming-up before singing allows musicians to take in more of what element?
Oxygen
Which vowel is the midpoint between open and closed?
ee
What is the name of the clef that higher voices and instruments sing on?
Treble clef
What happens on a rest?
Silence
Why should your knees be slightly bent while singing?
You could get lightheaded and pass out
True or False: The vocal folds are made of bone.
False
When singing in a choir, vowels need to have what kind of shape?
Tall and vertical
What is the name of the clef that lower voices and instruments sing on?
Treble clef
How many beats does a half rest get?
Two beats of rest
What does "posture" mean?
Posture is the way in which someone holds their body while standing or sitting.
During our warm-ups, stretching helps wake up what organ?
Our brain
Tongue
What is the vertical line called that separates the staff into measures?
Bar line
How many beats does a dotted half note get?
Three beats